And that was really, really hard, lol. I'm really set in my favorites! I can't love them any less, but no other ones really seem to compare.

lol, I usually DON'T eliminate. I think I'm incapable of it. These 13 have been stuck for a good while now. I may fall in or out of love with a combo, though. I generally go with what seems aesthetically pleasing at the time, but there's major brownie points if it has significance. Usually I have a working list of names I would like to get on my list, but wouldn't use them as a FN. Right now, that list includes Audrey, Odilia, Emma, Cosima, Emilia... It changes as time goes by. And of course, there will always be one family name involved, but they usually end up being short and sweet (Kate, Claire, Jane, Ruth/Rue, Grace, etc.), so they're not generally too hard to fit in there. My list is rife with names that honor my love of languages, literature, the French culture, family, my religion, etc.!

Although I'm completely nonplussed with OliviaWrenCamille, I seem incapable of finding an Olivia combo I actually love, so I pretty much just endure OliviaWrenCamille until I get the energy to go through the months-long process of maybe finding an Olivia combo I genuinely like. :/

How do you eliminate names/combos?
I had a few names on my list that I love, but when my mom went thru the list, she mispronounced them. Of course I corrected her and I doubt she would mispronounce it again, but I know other people would still butcher it. That's a big one for me. I don't want my child to have to correct people on pronunciation their whole lives. There are still a few on my list that could have a pronunciation issues, but I love them to much to take them off. (Linnea and Madeleine) Also, I removed a couple that got bad reactions from family. Some names were to close to people we don't like (ex: Francesca is too close to Frances). Normally if I have a name someone doesn't like I just blow it off, but if the name will offend someone I will take it off.

How do you choose middles?
Normally things that flow well, or mean something. My top 3 girls names have family names in the middle spot. 2 of them honoring and one name I just like. (but it still belongs to a family member who was well liked even though I never got to meet her)

What are your top 3 combinations off your list?
My favorite combos at the moment are:

Juliet Grace
Madeleine Hope
Evelyn Ruby

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Not expecting, just love collecting names!

My name is Erin. I am 23 years old and I have been a proud name nerd since I was 10.

How do you eliminate names/combos?
I usually eliminate names I think my parents would have a hard time liking or pronouncing! I also think about hearing someone ELSE announce their baby's name as a combo I like, and see what I think of it objectively

How do you choose middles?
Normally things that flow well, or mean something

What are your top 3 combinations off your list?My favourite combos at the moment would be:

How do you choose/eliminate names or combinations?
I don't really eliminate many combos/names (I've only eliminated 1) but with the one I did eliminate, it was because I disliked the sound. I'd been saying it wrong, and I didn't like the actual pronunciation as much, so it was gone. I think the real eliminating will start when I actually come to having an SO. It's kind of annoying atm, because I desperately want to know if any of these will actually be used.:P

How do you choose middles?
If the first has a really strong image or feel, I try to find middles that have a similar image. Rowenna is probably my best example. It brought images of magic and ice, so I had to find middles with a similar feel (Ailith being magical, and Winter being ice/cold). At some point I really wanted to have a middle ending in -th in that combo, hence Ailith. And for my top girls combo, I deliberately wanted to have a good combined meaning, so flow is a little less important. Otherwise, I just look for names on my list that sound good with the first, and try to include names with good associations/ more significance higher up my list.